Daily Republican., 1887-08-30
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Library Of Congress.
THE BIaH sUHooL TROUBLE.
The Actions of Professor Graham, the
Ladies who Brought the Charge and
tho High school Osmmiitsss ali 10 be
Investigated.

Ladies who Brought the Chsrge and
tho High school Osmmittsss an 10 be
Investigated.
Before the clock struck eipht last
night, every mem Der OF the Board OF
Education WAS IN the room except Mr..
Kype, Mr.. R1th and Mr.. Pyle. Mr..
kyne came In soon after roll-call aud
Mr.. Ruth aud Mr.. Pyle later. This 10
.he first meeting Of the Board which all
the members attended for . long time
past. The space to the roar OF the seats
Vas densely packed with spectators,
amongst them quite . nun bor OF Demo
cratic politicians and boys Of ths High
Schoel
The meeting WAS . special one. called
OF the request OF Mcssrs. Morgan,
shortlidge and Jones, In Response to q
petition Of the parents OF one OF the
graduating Glasses Of the High School,
asking for an Investigation Of the
charges preferred sgainst Professor
Graham Of the High School, made by
Misses Pyle and Hare, teachers 10 the
same school. The most intense Interest
seemed to be shown In the proceed lin as,
but comparatively good order prevailed.
Scarcely had the S0ll-call been con ..
oludee before DIR. Grimshaw took the
floor on . question Of privilege, and
proceeded to read . statement In the
Sunday Star alleged 10 have bsen made
by Mr.. Graham.
In the interview with tho represe uta.
tive OF that paper, Mr.. Graham is said
to have stated that the committee Of the
Hig b school acted In . mAlloious man.
Der In Its dealings with the principal.
That is absolutely false" said DR..
GrimshAw.
Mr.. Donaho arose to q question Of Or
der. making the point that the mem b. T
Was making an address with nothin &
before the Board.
The Chair thought the point not we'll
taken, As Il o member had the right to
speak on question OK privilege.
DIR. Grimshaw then read at length a
wao chairman Of the con mittee and
showed in detail The many times that
the committee had dealt leniently with
Mr.. Graham 10 give him q chance 10
correct his errors and do better. "Does
that look like malioiousnees ?" said the
Doctor.
Mr.. Kyue, during the doctors re-
marks, asked ths privilege OF asking Q
question. which was granted, but In.
stead Of asking . question be started of
on . rambling speech criticising DR..
GrimshaW's ectiou. The chair raped
Mr.. Kyne TO order and DR. GrimshAw
said: II submitted to be asked . ques-
ton, not to give way to an abusive
speech; sit down"
As Mr.. Kyne took his seat Mr. Pal.
n,er arose and stated that ths time had
come when an Investigation should be
made. He then cent 10 the clerk's desk
the following resolution, which was
read:
Resolved, That committee Of seven
be appointed TO investigate all charges
against principal, teachers and visiting
committee Of the High School, the fol
lowing members to compose the com
msttee: Messrs. Massey, Pyle, Fuekel,
Foulk, DonAho, Magsw and Collins, al d
that the committee have authority to
employ Q eteuoRrApher and o notary
public TO take testimony under oath II
the com mittee deem IL NECESSARY"
MI. Kyne said that although he
would very likely vote fer the resolu-
tion he was opposed to 1t. He thought
It Was an outrage TO have On investika.
ton. The whole thing was . malicious
persecution OF Mr.. Graham. Two thirds
OF the parents of tho children of the
HiRt School came TO see him, and not
one Of them had word to say against
Mr.. Graham. A certain morocco fac
tony In this city 10 where all these
things have been concocted. Why
don't you investigate other schools?
You all know they are not cond ducted ns
they should be. Editors OF papers have
told me that the schools were not run
right, and then:they turned around and
blackguarded me about 1t. suspended
q pril cipal of . school once and seen
Superintendent Harlan about getting
one In her place. He passed by two
grades and on down to the fourth grade
before he found teacher At to take her
place.
DIR. Grimshaw.-"Offer an amend
ment and l'll-
Mr.. Kyne,-"I've got the hoor; sit
down. cloud laughter) The whole
matter was political; politics was AT the
boticm of IT."
| Several members called for order and
the president raped with his Pavel but
Nj. Kyne said: "You gave DR.. Grim.
shaw all the latitude be wanted, ond
refuse to give me q chance. I'm not in
tsvcr OF the Investigation; its person al f,
political ard mean"
Mr. Kyne IVES about 10 set down, when
he bethought himself aud offered an
amendment that all the schools and
teachers be investigated.
| DR. Chadwick made D speech to show
| " at Prof, Grsham wss y terribly per-
secuted NIL ald he intended to stand
by him.
Mr.. Smith said that while ha bad
faith in the committee he did not want
drag net thrown Cut to haul i3 all the
teachers Of the city at q cost probably
Of S5C0 or 81 600 to the Board. The
motion made by Mr.. Kyne to investi.
gate all the schools In the city was do
featel BY vote Of II toe.
Mr.. Smith then took exceptions to
the committee named in the resolution,
though he believed they we're fair men.
de preferred very much 10 have the in
vsstte alton before the whole Board. He
said the opposition had been driven by
he united press OF the city into yield.
Ing TO ah stigation. He moved an
amendment that the whole Board con.
| sutute the investigating com m ittee.
MI. Palmer strongly opposed the
amendment. He thought z men far
more preferable TO "a and he wanted
things to 60 on just rs the resolution
| tixesit.
Mr.. Morgan said there had been too
much CT the rule of I'VE b Company
We have President OF the Board " no
Is fully competent TO appoint all com
mittees. We don't want any I'VE q
Company" around here any more. We
nave had too m uoh of 1t already. We
doh'G want any packed committee
either, and have never come acress
any until l met this one as 1t WAS read
out by the gentleman who offered this
resolution. The press had forced the